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University did not retaliate against student, review finds

By Megan Cassella | June 6

Complaints that the University retaliated against sophomore Landen Gambill — who was charged with an Honor Court violation for creating a hostile environment ...

UNC Student Wellness Instructor, Annie Peacock, Carrboro. Background: Albert Thrower, Chapel Hill.

Training program teaches bar employees sexual assault prevention strategies

By Anna Long | May 28

As UNC grapples with how best to prevent sexual assault on campus, local bar employees met Tuesday to discuss their role in keeping patrons safe.

Sexual assault task force should take the lead on comprehensive reform

May 15

University officials put together May 1 a 21-member task force “to review and enhance its policies and procedures for handling student-on-student complaints ...

Sexual Assault Task Force begins discussions for reform

By Andy Willard | May 15

In the midst of a sexual assault scandal that has brought national scrutiny to the University, the UNC community is now looking to become a leader in ...

Daily Tar Heel analysis of sexual assaults reported in 2010 reveals discrepancies

By Caitlin McCabe | April 26

Months after allegations surfaced accusing UNC of violating federal law when reporting sexual assaults, a Daily Tar Heel analysis reveals that the University’s ...

Role of campus police in sexual assault cases criticized

By Madeline Will | April 24

In September 2010, a female UNC student said that she walked into a planned sexual assault by two UNC football players, one of whom she was casually dating. ...

Christi Hurt, Carolina Women's Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Thorp names interim Title IX coordinator

By Caitlin McCabe | April 17

Christi Hurt said she wants to see the day when people who work in sexual violence prevention are out of a job. It is with that mindset that Hurt, current ...

Alert Carolina sends notification about a false sexual assault report

By Katharine McAnarney | April 9

Students received an Alert Carolina message Monday about a falsely reported sexual assault because the Department of Public Safety wanted to assuage heightened ...

A principled solution for UNC's sexual assault problem

By Editorial Board | March 31

Rape is a violent crime. At UNC and colleges across the country, it is treated as an infraction. Something so fundamentally wrong demands a principled ...

Vimala Rajendran, owner of Vimala’s Curryblossom Café, is a sexual assault survivor and speaks out against violence against women.

Vimala's restaurateur calls community to speak out about violence against women

By Chelsey Dulaney | March 31

On the door of Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe on West Franklin Street is a sign: “Food is a human right, and no one will be turned away.”

Chancellor Holden Thorp halts controversial Gambill hearing

By Caitlin McCabe | March 27

Chancellor Holden Thorp exercised a seldom-used power of his office Tuesday when he asked the student-led Honor Court to suspend proceedings between sophomore ...

UNC asks student attorney general to suspend Gambill's Honor Court case

By Caitlin McCabe | March 26

Chancellor Holden Thorp announced Tuesday that he has asked the student-led Honor Court to suspend the trial of sophomore Landen Gambill and her ex-boyfriend, ...

Gambill will not attend hearing

By Liz Crampton and Caitlin McCabe | March 25

With what should be just weeks to go until the Honor Court trial of sophomore Landen Gambill and her ex-boyfriend, Gambill’s lawyer said Monday that ...

Gambill files retaliation complaint against UNC

By Caitlin McCabe | March 25

Sophomore Landen Gambill filed a third complaint with the federal government today, according a letter sent to the University from her attorney. Gambill’s ...

Department of Education launches second review of UNC

By Caitlin McCabe | March 24

The University was slapped with a second federal review Thursday when the U.S. Department of Education’s Clery Act Compliance Division announced it ...

UNC's compliance with the Clery Act will be reviewed

By Caitlin McCabe | March 22

The University will soon face yet another federal review of its handling of sexual assault procedures and compliance with federal law.

University responds to federal request on sexual assault

By Caitlin McCabe | March 21

The University responded Thursday to a federal request for information about UNC’s handling of sexual assault, marking its first effort to comply with ...

Landen Gambill’s ex-boyfriend: UNC forced me out

By Liz Crampton and Caitlin McCabe | March 5

When the ex-boyfriend of sophomore Landen Gambill was called into the University’s Dean of Students Office in February 2012, he said he never expected ...

New Title IX officer wants to solicit student voices

By Hailey Vest | March 3

When Ew Quimbaya-Winship received his master’s degree in theater from Missouri State University, he had no idea he’d end up in a career related to ...

Landen Gambill at fault, lawyer says

By Caitlin McCabe | February 28

An attorney representing sophomore Landen Gambill’s ex-boyfriend says her public accusations — including that the man raped her — have been inaccurate ...